Activist urges opposition to 20MW nuclear reactor on Nakhon Nayok riverbank

Srisuwan Janya, a renowned political activist, has called upon the inhabitants of Nakhon Nayok to vehemently oppose the construction of a 20-megawatt nuclear reactor strategically positioned on the Nakhon Nayok River bank. This call to action comes ahead of the project’s third public hearing, slated for today.

Tracing back to the project’s inception in 1990, Srisuwan narrated how the government initially proposed a 10-megawatt nuclear reactor in the Ongkharak district of Nakhon Nayok. However, due to corruption allegations and strong opposition from the locals, the project was stalled in 2010.

Fast forward to 2017, efforts were revived to breathe life back into the nuclear reactor project, only for it to enter a state of uncertainty once more. The project’s proponents have since organised…